Gut Recommendations

I am looking for gut recommendations as alternatives to VS and equally pricey products. I play at the 4.5 level, with a Babolat AeroPro GT and hybrid the string bed (gut and Cyclone). Before I begin experimenting with KLIP Legend and other guts, I'd appreciate the benefit of your playing experience.

I'm now giving Legend a go as Pacific raised prices $3 a pack a few months back. So far, I can tell a difference in feel (Legend is a tad stiffer), but it is not clear that there is any difference in playability. All things being equal, I'd take Pacific Classic over Legend, but I'm not certain Classic is "$4 better" (Classic used to be $1 more than Legend).

Legend has the thinnest coating and is more difficult to string - it will kink/twist easily while stringing and with normal stringing some area may unravel a bit. In spite of the poor coating on Klip Legend, it still plays well.

Babolat Tonic+ BallFeel has a good coating and the best feel - soft with excellent control and spin.

Pac Classic is just a small bit behind Tonic+ - classic is not quite as durable and the coating is not quite as good. Also, plays a bit crisper.

I have two racquests which are Wilson Pro Opens. I had one strung with tonic and the other strung with titan. They are both 16 g and strung at 52 pounds.

I can't tell the difference between the two...they are very close.

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I've used Titan many times as a cross to a friend's Kevlar. A few things about Titan:

- First, I'd never use it in the mains. It would likely break in one set, maybe two.
- Second, their gauge is not consistent throughout the string. I've seen "16g" go from 15L - 17 within 15ft.
- Third, no two packages seem alike, not only in gauge, but also in color. Some are clear, some are yellow.​

So, Titan as a cheap cross is OK, but for the mains, I'd stay away from it.

I've used Titan many times as a cross to a friend's Kevlar. A few things about Titan:

- First, I'd never use it in the mains. It would likely break in one set, maybe two.
- Second, their gauge is not consistent throughout the string. I've seen "16g" go from 15L - 17 within 15ft.
- Third, no two packages seem alike, not only in gauge, but also in color. Some are clear, some are yellow.​

So, Titan as a cheap cross is OK, but for the mains, I'd stay away from it.

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I've thought about using econoguts in the mains of a gut/poly cross. My reasoning is the poly will die pretty quickly anyway.

I've used Titan many times as a cross to a friend's Kevlar. A few things about Titan:

- First, I'd never use it in the mains. It would likely break in one set, maybe two.
- Second, their gauge is not consistent throughout the string. I've seen "16g" go from 15L - 17 within 15ft.
- Third, no two packages seem alike, not only in gauge, but also in color. Some are clear, some are yellow.​

So, Titan as a cheap cross is OK, but for the mains, I'd stay away from it.